Opn. No.

Hon. Thomas B. Hayner Schenectady County Attorney

You report that in 1972 and for many years prior thereto, treasurers of Schenectady County, on behalf of the county, bid in tax delinquent properties at tax sales if other bids were not made or if the county already had an interest in a property through having bid it in at a previous tax sale. No deeds were given by the county treasurers to the county upon the expiration of the redemption periods because deeds were never demanded by the county board of supervisors. If a third party wished to purchase property, the county treasurer would compute…